Tesla to come to India before Model 3?

Tesla Motors, which recently announced that it will bring Tesla Model 3 to India, would come to the country even before the production of 3 starts, Elon Musk said in tweeETAuto | Updated: April 03, 2016, 19:05 IST

NEW DELHI: Tesla Motors, which recently announced that it will bring Tesla Model 3 to India, would come to the country even before the production of 3 starts, Elon Musk said in tweet.

In response to when will Model 3 will be available in India, Elon Musk, Founder of Tesla Motors said, "We are working on an exact date, but Tesla will be in India before 3 production starts.

Tesla could be here to build infrastructure like superchargers and destination chargers, which will be an absolute must before the car arrives in India.

During the unveiling of Model 3, Musk had said that the number of superchargers will douuble up by 2017-end, from the current 3,608 superchargers around the globe, and the destination chargers will quadruple from 3,689. Stores and Serivce centre too will double to 441 locations in the same time preiod.

"If you are in a mid-sized metro anywhere in North America, Europe or Asia, you will be able to buy and get the car serviced," Musk said

Tesla Model 3 started taking bookings on March 31 and has already crossed 250,000 in 48 hours. Musk said that it was much higher than what was expected and said that gifts will be given to all those book Model 3. "Thought maybe 20-30 people per store would line up, not 800. Gifts on order. We will send something to everyone who ordered, but an extra gift for those who stood in some crazy long lines," Musk said.